2024-2025 Grant Cycle
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Our 2024-2025 grant cycle kicked off immediately after our 2023-2024 grants were awarded. The full Grant Cycle started in May with Visioning support, and will end in April when members vote to determine which finalists will receive the $100,000 grant awards. Below are the steps in the process and key dates for both nonprofits and members.
Grants Timeline for Nonprofits
| Steps | Dates |
| Visioning begins | May 1 – year-round |
| Grant Writing Workshop | June 25 | 9 AM | Northern Trust |
| Grant applications open | June 3 |
| Nonprofit Information Session (NPIS) | September 17| 8:30-11:30 AM | Northern Trust |
| Grant applications close | November 4 | 5:00 PM |
| Initial screening of grant applications; nonprofits not eligible are notified | November |
| Eligible grants projects assigned to grant panels | December |
| Grant reviews and site visits | January – February |
| Finalists selected and notified; Meet the Finalists | March |
| Annual meeting, voting and grant awards announced | April |
Grants Timeline for Members
| Steps | Dates |
| Visioning begins | May 1 – year-round |
| Grant panel recruiting begins | May 1 – October 1 |
| Grant panels organized | October – November |
| Financial Advisor training | November |
| Grant Panel training and Panel Chair training | November-December |
| Reading table reviews applications for eligibility | November |
| Eligible grant projects assigned to grant panels | December |
| Grant reviews, site visits, and panel summaries | January – February |
| Finalists Selection Panel meets to confirm finalists Meet the Finalists | March |
| Online voting opens | End of March |
| Annual meeting, voting closes, and grant awards announced | April |